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Aqualis City Dock.
Inside a luxurious yacht, a man in his thirties wearing casual beach shorts and sunglasses was talking to Jacob, introducing him to the equipment and facilities inside the yacht.
"Jacob, I'm lending you this boat. Don't worry about going out—I've prepared everything you'll need," Odin looked at Jacob with a smile and said. "Don't be formal with me. You're Asher's brother, which makes you my brother too."
After receiving Asher's call, Odin had immediately arranged a cruise ship for Jacob, equipped the vessel with crew members, and even used his connections to hire a King-level trainer to provide security for Jacob.
The reason Odin worked so hard was, on one hand, because of his close friendship with Asher, and on the other hand, to build a relationship with Jacob.
Jacob was like a rising star. Many people had tried every means to get in touch with Jacob but hadn't found a way. Now that Jacob had come to him of his own accord, he naturally had to do an excellent job and accompany him personally.
"Jacob, are you ready? We can set sail at any time," Odin looked at Jacob and asked.
"Yeah, let's go."
...
The yacht started moving, heading away from the coast toward the open sea. Wingull spread their wings and flew behind the yacht. Magikarp swimming beneath the surface could be seen with the naked eye.
Many Pokémon that were extremely rare inland had become incredibly common here.
...
The deep blue ocean stretched before them, sunlight dancing on the water's surface, waves sparkling brilliantly, and a warm sea breeze gently lifted skirts and seemed to blow away people's worries.
No wonder so many people loved to travel. Just looking at the beautiful scenery made people feel relaxed and joyful.
But this happiness belonged to Nina, leaving Jacob with only nausea and discomfort.
Jacob was seasick.
After being out at sea for a while, he started feeling dizzy and his head began to spin.
In fact, most people experienced seasickness when they went out to sea for the first time, but it would get better once they got used to it.
So he could only lie listlessly on the sofa inside the yacht, looking quite ill.
...
"Jacob, you're not feeling well," said Odin, who stood in sharp contrast to the sickly Jacob. Having grown up by the sea, he was not only an excellent swimmer but also moved around the yacht as if walking on solid ground. He was in great spirits. "We can go a bit farther out and start ocean fishing. You can also try diving then. Just go into the water and see for yourself."
"By the way, you don't have a fear of deep water, do you?" Odin asked.
"Probably not. Ugh!"
"I can't..."
As soon as Jacob finished speaking, a wave of nausea washed over him.
"A man can't say he can't. If you need to vomit, just throw up into the sea. It can even serve as chum for us," Odin joked.
"Ugh!"
After hearing what he said, Jacob, who had been managing to hold it back, couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and vomited into the trash can beside him.
Hearing the commotion, Nina also came in from outside, smiling as she teased, "Dr. Jacob, I didn't expect you to get seasick."
After vomiting, Jacob felt much better. He wiped his mouth with a tissue and looked at Nina with mild irritation. "Don't tease me anymore."
"How are you feeling?" After her laughter subsided, Nina sat down next to Jacob, poured a glass of water for him, and asked with concern, "Want to drink some water?"
"No thanks, I won't drink it. I feel better after throwing up, but my head is still spinning. I'd better go fishing."
Jacob waved his hand dismissively. It wasn't easy to go out to sea, so he certainly didn't want to waste this opportunity.
This money couldn't be wasted—otherwise, it would be more painful than anything else for Jacob.
"Can you handle it? Don't fall into the sea," Nina said with a smile.
"Don't jinx me," Jacob glared at Nina. "A man can't say he can't."
"Alright then, I'll go fishing with you," Nina said sweetly.
...
Fishing.
Many people were addicted to it and passionate about it, especially men over thirty years old.
Because men during this period gradually became less intense in romance, lacked excitement in daily life, and were filled with a sense of loneliness.
Men of this age often woke from restless nights to find themselves surrounded by people who depended on them, but there was no one they could depend on.
Therefore, men in this age group needed to invest their emotions into certain interests or hobbies.
For example, fishing, fish keeping, model cars, model aircraft, and so on.
Of course, these model cars referred to miniature car models, such as scaled-down sports car replicas, and not the kind of "car models" that some people might be thinking of.
Unfortunately, Jacob had no interest in fishing. First, he was a restless person, and second, he was still young and full of energy.
So when Jacob cast his fishing rod and waited for about ten minutes, finding that there was no movement on his line for quite some time, he began to feel frustrated. He secretly glanced at Nina and found that she remained perfectly calm.
At that moment, Nina's float suddenly sank and began vibrating violently—clearly a big catch had taken the bait.
"Go, Samurott!"
At this moment, the experienced Odin's reaction was remarkably quick, and he directly released his ace Pokémon, Samurott.
Samurott, a pure Water-type Pokémon and one of the three starters of Unova region, had an impressive appearance, and its sharp seamitars were quite striking. As soon as it appeared, it leaped directly from the deck and dove into the ocean.
Fishing in the Pokémon world was very different from fishing in the real world.
In the real world, humans could still rely on their own strength to battle fish and play them out, but in the Pokémon world, human strength was absolutely no match for Pokémon.
Therefore, as soon as a Pokémon was hooked, the first thing a fisherman should do wasn't to grab the fishing rod but to immediately send their Water-type Pokémon into the sea to battle.
"I'll go down first. Jacob, do you want to try diving?" Odin removed his shirt, revealing his dark, muscular physique, and dove directly into the ocean. "Don't worry, my Samurott can protect you."
Jacob glanced at the sea, which was sparkling with bright, dancing waves.
He felt a bit hesitant. Just as Jacob was still debating with himself, there was a disturbance beneath the sea. A Barraskewda leaped out from under the water, its propeller-like tail spinning rapidly as it dragged the fishing rod away at incredible speed.
Jacob's gaze fixed on the Barraskewda, which had Rare-class strength and Gym Leader-level potential.
A Barraskewda at the Gym Leader level right from the start—that was a pretty good beginning.
"Samurott, use Slash!"
Samurott's seamitars glowed with Normal-type energy, shining brilliantly. It burst out from beneath the sea and slashed fiercely at the Barraskewda.
"Boom!"
The sharp seamitars cut like blades, striking directly against the Barraskewda's body, severely injuring it with one blow and sending it flying. At the same time, due to the intense pain, an agonized expression appeared on its face.
"Aqua Jet, Samurott."
Odin continued commanding Samurott. Water light appeared beneath Samurott's feet, and water kept surging forth like four engines, propelling Samurott to the Barraskewda's side where it crashed into it, causing it to lose its ability to battle.
Immediately afterward, Odin threw out a Poké Ball without hesitation and captured the Pokémon in one shot.
"Whew."